Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors

(a) In general The Secretary concerned may pay to a member or former member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary a one-time bonus of not more than $10,000 if the member or former member— (1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under section 2031(d) of title 10, United States Code, in a position the Secretary concerned determines is difficult to fill; and (2) serves as such an instructor for not less than one academic year. (b) Briefing required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the termination date described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on— (1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a); and (2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under subsection (a) on increasing the number of instructors for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (c) Termination The authority provided by subsection (a) terminates on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Secretary concerned defined In this section, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.